🌱 Patch AM: Discover the Stonington spots even longtime locals may overlook

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In today's newsletter:

• Discover the Stonington spots even longtime locals may overlook

Also on today's calendar: Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 62.
• Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This Connecticut village fought off warships and kept its small-town soul (wheninyourstate.com) — Stonington Borough's historic streets, lighthouse museum, and working Town Dock offer residents and visitors a rare mix of deep maritime history and small-town calm right in their backyard. From the Old Lighthouse and Palmer House to DuBois Beach, Water Street shops, and the Blessing of the Fleet, the piece highlights ways to explore and support Stonington today.
   

📸 Around Stonington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stonington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity →
  Pondview Racquet Club, 252 Shore Rd, Westerly
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Learn to Play Mahjong Series →
  Stonington Free Library, 20 High St., Stonington
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Spiritual Intelligence →
  St. Edmund's Retreat Center, 1 Enders Island, Mystic, CT 06355
  9:00 am
• Knitting Group →
  Stonington Free Library, 20 High St., Stonington
  1:00 pm
• Club Crochet →
  Stonington Free Library, 20 High St., Stonington
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• In the Garden of Grace: A Morning Dahlia Tour →
  St. Edmund's Retreat Center, 1 Enders Island, Mystic, CT 06355
  11:00 am
• In the Garden of Grace: An Afternoon Dahlia Tour →
  St. Edmund's Retreat Center, 1 Enders Island, Mystic, CT 06355
  12:15 pm
• Win Tickets to the Screening of "The Days of Dylan Thomas" →
  Mystic Luxury Cinemas, 27 Coogan Blvd, Stonington
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Heather Cox Richardson Watch Party →
  Bank Square Books, 80 Stonington Rd, Stonington
  2:30 am
• The Velvet Mill End-of-Season Indoor Sidewalk Sale →
  The Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave, Stonington
  9:00 am
• Crafty Companions - Button Maker Drop-In →
  Stonington Free Library
  1:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Fall Drop-in Storytime Begins! →
  Stonington Free Library, 20 High St, Stonington
  10:00 am

📣 Stonington Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• … Call me the breeze
  I keep blowin' down the road Well, now they call me the breeze I keep blowin' down the road I ain't got me nobody I don't carry me no load (Nextdoor Buzzi Memorial)
• A variety of Italian products that are unmatched.
  I shop there frequently when I'm preparing Italian cuisine. (Nextdoor Buzzi Memorial)

• Davis-Standard posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Specialist in Pawcatuck. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stonington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mystic

• Three Belugas Are Dead After Marineland Transfers (worldanimalprotection.us)

Groton

• New stamp recognizing U.S. Coast Guard Academy unveiled in New London (wtnh.com)
• No Ticket to Ride (brownpoliticalreview.org)

Ledyard

• Ledyard Council Approves Sidewalk Grant Application, $60K Opioid Prevention Program (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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